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AEA Purchasing

Welcome to AEA Purchasing

AEA Purchasing facilitates a voluntary purchasing program to help Iowa schools and other eligible entities save time and money. Our goal is to combine the purchasing power of Iowa schools to offer aggressive pricing on materials, goods, and services through a competitive bid process.

$11 million

The estimated amount that schools saved in 2022-23 as a result of AEA Purchasing's programs.

Check out our Buyer's Guide!

Download our Buyer's Guide for a glance at the variety of contracts we have available.

Orders are due May 17, 2024!

Summer Paper Buy

Our summer paper buy is now open! For competitive bid pricing on bulk orders of copy paper, colored paper, envelopes and more, this is an opportunity you won't want to miss!

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Office supplies stacked with reams of cream colored paper

2022-23

Annual Report

​View our Annual Report to see how Iowa schools and education agencies benefitted from our contracts and services.

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Business graphs, charts and magnifying glass on table. Financial development, Banking Account, Statistics